A review by upgirlcd
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford

5.0

I loved this book! What a sweet story in the midst of war & warring cultures. Relationships can tear apart and bring together. Henry is an amazing boy, who grows up fast, and becomes an amazing man. He is not the boy his loyalist Chinese father wants him to be, which creates such strain for Henry. He overcomes, and follows his heart, which ties everything together throughout the story. Keiko and her family are Japanese. Supposed to be "the Enemy" in 1942. Yet, they are kind, racially open, and offering their daughter freedom to befriend Henry. The reader is transported back and forth between 1942 and 1986, where the adult Henry, struggles in his own relationship with his college-age son Marty. Marty is quite knowing and understanding, and honors his father by giving him a gift that will touch Henry more than he can express.